![]() I sometimes hear him and feel his presence. My dead neighbor Owen haunts the building where I live in Philadelphia. But no, I wanted something constantly changing yet ON me or WITH me at all times. ![]() Then I considered getting a WAR CRIMINAL tattoo because we are all war criminals for paying our taxes KNOWING that those taxes buy bullets that kill children overseas. I thought about hanging a sign in my apartment, but knew it would become ineffective. On the third anniversary of this invasion I woke DEMANDING of myself that I create some THING in my life to be a constant reminder that we are at war. We invaded Baghdad on the spring equinox of 2003, blood libations for the gods of war. I insist we make these national tragedies personal. ![]() I refuse to acculturate, meaning that mine is a poetics of uncooperation for all the brutal strategies built to sustain capital gain. Also my studies of Norse mythology and the runes with Freya Aswynn, and, frankly, a thousand other things coming together to form a large lens, or filter, with which to take a closer examination of life through poetry. But also war, AIDS, studying macrobiotics, healing herbs, and studying deep-tissue massage. ![]() Basically I’m wondering what, if anything, inspired you or gave you the idea to write the (Soma)tic Exercises? What was the germ, in other words, of this beautiful project?ĬAConrad: YOU and other friends is an answer. ![]()
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